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Moving unboxed

You should: Take out a suitable, standalone removal insurance policy covering ‘new for old’. You may pack personal items. Check your policy to...

Building resilience

It’s common for military families to be labelled resilient, let’s face it, we have to be so we can deal with all the challenges that life throws at us...

BFBS launches new station

BFBS has launched a new radio station, BFBS Best of British, playing the best of British music through the decades. After giving listeners to chance ...

Renting out your home

As we know, army life often means your plans for the future can quickly change. If you buy a home but find in the future you need to let it out becaus...

More than meets the eye

Among the hundreds of registered employers on the Forces Families Jobs site, there’s representation from many different sectors – and some are offerin...

Adjusting to our ‘new normal’

A blog from Army&You’s winter 2021 edition by Sophie, @sophiethomas2212 I guess not everyone can say their experience of army life began with no ...

Confidence-boosting challenge

Last year’s Annington Challenge proved to be a high point of the summer for a group of lucky service children, including 11 army youngsters. The chal...

A touch of patch pizzazz

Not many of us want to be stuck inside a world of magnolia, but when it comes to tarting up our army quarters, there are limits to what you can achiev...

Our experts

Our team provides families with trusted, expert knowledge and here we find out about their key pieces of work over the last few months. Anna Hutchins...

Making an appeal

So your child hasn’t been offered a place at your preferred school, what next? If you decide to appeal, there are a few key things to consider… It’s ...